ofcourse you can :) I am playing bass guitar for fifteen years.. I worked in alot of rock,pop,metal bands.. and now playing in a blues band. and I am playing tuba for tree years in a brass band..year after year ı am listening music alot and muchness jazz now. my be it is about my talent. I think it starts to grow up :) I believe that the most important thing is philosophy for every kind of art and ofcourse for the life. and so I am reading more than listining and playing :)